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Bessie Margaret Wallis 1915–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jul 1915

Birth Location: Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Death Date: 27 Oct 2011

Death Location: Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Senior

Mother: Charity Harwell

Spouse(s): John Jr, Jim Willis

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Margaret Wallis began in 1915 in Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States. In 1935, Bessie Margaret Wallis resided in Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas. In 1940, Bessie Margaret Wallis resided in J Precinct #4, Victoria, Texas, USA. Bessie Margaret Wallis married Jim J Willis, John Cox Turner Jr, and had children including Carol Turner, Elizabeth Sue Turner, Jean Albert Turner, John Howard Turner, Joyce Elaine Turner, Marvin Kenneth Turner, Richard Owen Turner, Wayland Willis, William Tracy Turner. Bessie Margaret Wallis passed away in 2011 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Margaret Wallis began in 1915 in Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States.
  • In 1935, Bessie Margaret Wallis resided in Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas.
  • In 1940, Bessie Margaret Wallis resided in J Precinct #4, Victoria, Texas, USA.
  • Bessie Margaret Wallis married Jim J Willis, John Cox Turner Jr, and had children including Carol Turner, Elizabeth Sue Turner, Jean Albert Turner, John Howard Turner, Joyce Elaine Turner, Marvin Kenneth Turner, Richard Owen Turner, Wayland Willis, William Tracy Turner.
  • Bessie Margaret Wallis passed away in 2011 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Wallis's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Wallis
1915–2011
Birth Place: Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Parents
William Roy Wallis Senior
1888–1971
Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama, USA
Charity (Cecilla Virginia) Harwell
1890–1980
Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Warren (Alexander) Harwell
1865–1943
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah ("Sadie" Elizabeth) Durrett
1866–1920
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Madison Harwell
1829–1902
Cerilda Odeneal
1833–1903
William 🔹
1825–1892
Virginia Daughtry
1844–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hartwell I
1796–1858
Martha Mitchell
1807–1865
Stephen *
1807–1871
Jane *
1814–1863
John Durrett
1798–1857
Sarah Murrell
1797–1872
Albert DAUGHTRY
1823–
Mary Thompson
1823–

Bessie Wallis's Timeline

5 Records

1915
06 Jul 1915
Birth of Bessie Margaret Wallis in Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States
1935
1935
Age 20
Bessie Margaret Wallis resided here in Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas
Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas
1940
1940
Age 25
Bessie Margaret Wallis resided here in J Precinct #4, Victoria, Texas, USA
J Precinct #4, Victoria, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Bessie Margaret Wallis resided here in Smith, Texas, USA
Smith, Texas, USA
2011
27 Oct 2011
Age 96
Death of Bessie Margaret Wallis in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Crowley, Tarrant, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Victoria, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04156; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 235-11
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Smith, Texas; Roll: 1179; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 212-53

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Victoria, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04156; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 235-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J Precinct #4, Victoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Victoria, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04156; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 235-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Smith, Texas; Roll: 1179; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 212-53

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 2011
    Event Place: Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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